The N-DELETE procedures are initiated by the Invoking DIMSE Service User issuing an N-DELETE Request primitive. On receipt of the N-DELETE Request primitive the DIMSE-N protocol machine shall:

On receipt of a Message conveying an N-DELETE-RQ the DIMSE-N protocol machine shall issue an N-DELETE indication primitive to the Performing DIMSE Service User.

On receipt of the N-DELETE response primitive, issued by the Performing DIMSE Service User, the DIMSE-N protocol machine shall:

On receipt of a Message conveying an N-DELETE-RSP the DIMSE-N protocol machine shall issue an N-DELETE confirmation primitive to the Invoking DIMSE Service User, thus completing the N-DELETE procedure.